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I just acquired a DV from 1940,I believe,(ser 2608),it has all the goodies,a tight fit but everything is on the shelf,nothing underneath.Same interior dimensions as a B case, so space isn`t a limiting factor.

I just acquired a DV from 1940,I believe,(ser 2608),it has all the goodies,a tight fit but everything is on the shelf,nothing underneath.Same interior dimensions as a B case, so space isn`t a limiting factor.

The only problem is where to mount the preamp in the -3. I suppose one could use the "bridge" from the same organ that donates the chorus gen.

I stand corrected!
Don't get me wrong, I'm all in favour of anyone creating a Super-B3, BC3 or whatever you want to call this hypothetical beast.
As a pragmatist and as someone who finds the peculiar brand of audiophile snake oil rather amusing, I firmly believe in the law of diminishing returns.
In the audiophile world this means that say the audiophile community agrees that a $50,000 speaker and amplification system achieves 90% audio perfection, then the next level up is the $500,000 system which achieves 95% audio perfection. The final level is the $5,000,000 system which achieves 98% audio perfection according to the audiophiles.
See how that works? - to make the 5% leap from 90% perfection to 95% perfection requires a entire order of magnitude greater investment.
And that final 3% improvement is TWO orders of magnitude more expensive than the baseline starting point.
I'll bet even the most wizened audiophiles would struggle to hear that last 3% of improvement. Heck, most of the increase in cost is in the use of exotic materials and absurdly fastidious craftsmanship which adds nothing to the sound.
So, at some point you have to say to yourself "How much is that last 5% or 3% of authenticity really worth?"
I love my heavily modified T212 and 122. It grinds, spits and growls like a beast. It's a hefty piece of furniture. It looks and feels the part when you sit behind it and fire up the TWG. You can see, hear, feel and smell the electromechanical heartbeat of the thing. You can see the rotors spinning hypnotically.
But I'd rather take an XK5 and Mini Vent II to a gig....... the law of diminishing returns.

If one was to go that far, might as well drop an H100 genny in a -3 series console.....getting stereo vibrato and extra tones.....matter of fact, I think one Wes Garland might have one of those lying around his shop....